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Cherokee Memorial Removal Trailhead (Cherokee Trail of Tears)

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Cherokee Trail of Tears State ParkTN
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Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park, formerly Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, is a state park in Meigs County, Tennessee, that is dedicated in memory of the Cherokee who were forced to emigrate from their ancestral lands during the Cherokee removal, in an event that came to be known as the Trail of Tears. It was established in 2005 as a local park, and became a state park in 2026.

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